ATLANTA (AP) — These days, the pool deck seems a little empty for the U.S. diving team.
Someone’s missing.
David Boudia.
He was the stalwart of the American program for the better part of the decade, the guy who usually came through at the biggest meets.
“It’s going to be weird … not having David there,” said Steele Johnson, a good friend of Boudia’s and former synchronized partner. “But at the same time, it’s a new generation.”
After winning two more Olympic medals in Rio, Boudia decided to take a year off and may be done for good.